Irish premier Micheal Martin has insisted his priority in this week's meeting with Donald Trump at the White House is to "bring home the message" that Ireland has been good for American investment.Amid concerns that the US president's protectionist approach to tariffs and tax could pose a significant risk to an Irish economy that is in large part sustained by long-standing investment by US multinationals, the Taoiseach stressed he will be emphasising the two-way nature of the transatlantic relat

Irish premier Micheal Martin has insisted his priority in this week's meeting with Donald Trump at the White House is to "bring home the message" that Ireland has been good for American investment.Amid concerns that the US president's protectionist approach to tariffs and tax could pose a significant risk to an Irish economy that is in large part sustained by long-standing investment by US multinationals, the Taoiseach stressed he will be emphasising the two-way nature of the transatlantic relationship.